Slatington, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Slatington in green. The most dangerous areas in Slatington are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Slatington, PA Safe from Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Slatington is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Slatington's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Slatington is 0.0430 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Slatington generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Slatington may be as high as 1 in 16,992 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,131 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Slatington, PA: about 0 per year. The west part of Slatington has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Slatington's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Slatington to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Slatington is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Slatington, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Slatington about $897,608 in 2025, or roughly $81 per resident. This is part of Slatington's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Slatington, including every crime type and how Slatington compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Slatington's crime maps on the Slatington overall crime page.

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Individual Slatington Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Slatington is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Slatington.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Slatedale, PA	A+	B+	A+	B
Walnutport, PA	A	A-	A-	A-
Treichlers, PA	A+	A	A	A-
Schnecksville, PA	A+	A+	A	B+
Cherryville, PA	A+	A+	A	A
Laurys Station, PA	A+	A+	A-	A
Germansville, PA	B+	B+	B-	B+
Bowmanstown, PA	B+	B+	C+	C
Palmerton, PA	B+	B+	C+	C+
Ashfield, PA	A	A-	B+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Slatington is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Felton, DE	B	C+	C+	A-
Fort Campbell North, KY	F	C+	C+	B
Forest, MS	B+	A	A	A-
Forest City, FL	A	A-	A-	A
Forest Acres, SC	F	D-	D-	F
Flowood, MS	B	A+	A+	B+
Florence, MA	A-	B-	B-	A+
Flanders, NJ	A-	A+	A+	A
Finksburg, MD	B+	B	B	C-
Fife, WA	F	D	D	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Slatington, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 63% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Slatington schools on SchoolGrade

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